Pentecostal church leaders have threatened to pull out support for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni should their churches remain closed.
Museveni in March announced that his leadership had taken a decision to close all worshiping places in the country as a step to mitigate spread of Coronavirus pandemic.
But as the President reopened the country in May, he said churches, bars and schools would remain closed as the country monitors the progress on how Ugandans implement the COVID-19 health guidelines.
But the President’s decision has been criticized by church leaders.
The head of Pentecostal Churches Pastor Joseph Serwadda warned that Museveni’s actions have “unintended consequences”
“We all know that the president is doing this with good intentions; he wants us all to be safe and he has kept us safe. We haven’t lost a single person to the virus,” Serwadda said.
“But like in all situations like this, there are always unintended consequences, and for Museveni, one of them could be a decline in support from this bloc. People here are thankful for the government measures but they are also saying, we have to go back to church. We have to worship again,” he added.
Bishop David Kiganda of Christianity Focus Center in Ndeeba took to social media to protest the closure while dressed in a sackcloth with words “I can’t breath when Churches still closed.”
“Should God’s house will remain closed in Uganda after the 8th July 2020. No one should be surprised when you will see us in this new type of attire while praying and lamenting for our nation and it’s leadership and asking God to forgive us for comparing him to a mere virus,” Kiganda posted on Facebook.
